March Serious Writer Goals Update #1
Last week, I mentioned my goals as set with the Serious Writers for the month of March:
- finish an essay on the topic of anger to submit to a contest by March 16th
- submit 5 new query letters for freelance articles
- submit one other essay (I have several choices) for publication
- propose my freelance workshop to three potential online venues
Today’s update:
- anger essay has been finished but still needs work
- submitted one query, received a rejection a few days later with a request to resubmit the idea in six months (I’m taking that as a positive).
- have not submitted another essay yet
- have not submitted the workshop idea yet
On a different note, I decided to apply to the Kenyon Review Writer’s Workshop in June. Kenyon is near and dear to my heart–I grew up in the next town over and rode my bike to campus frequently growing up. I knew I could never afford college there and I didn’t have the grades for admission, but I loved it anyway. This summer, I want to expand myself outside of my usual writer workshop/conference comfort zone and thought Kenyon would do the trick.
And they accepted me! I got my letter yesterday before going out with friends, so I’m really thrilled to be participating in that at the end of June. Definitely put a boost in my creative step with that news.
How about you? How are your goals coming along? Feel free to post what you’d like to accomplish this week. For me, I’m going to center on sending out four queries and approaching one workshop venue. I’ll let you know how it goes…
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